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RE: Legos get you into college
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lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:01:02 GMT
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Original-From:
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Morgan, David <david.morgan@rezIHATESPAM.com>
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Frank Wales wrote:
> > Getting into medical school is quite different from getting through it.
> > I couldn't care less how my doctor got in, as long as he has to get
> > through it to the usual standards, and pass the same exams as everyone
??>> else.
> This is a good point, but one also has to consider that simply admitting
> anybody is just setting up some people to fail. At the very least, this
> will adversely impact those peoples' self-esteem (and IMO, *everybody's*
> self esteem is worth something). Closing the door to some people at the
> very beginning is far less damaging to them than letting them flunk
> out. At worst, they are occupying seats which could have otherwise been
> filled by people who had the raw skill and/or motivation to succeed, but
> couldn't get in because there was no room.
But they aren't just "simply admitting anybody". If you read through the
article, the Lego building exercise is just a small part of the experimental
admissions process. It sounds to me like they ARE trying to find people with
the "raw skill and/or motivation to succeed" but possibly not the greatest
SAT/ACT test scores...
--
Dave Morgan
Senior Systems Engineer
REZsolutions Inc.
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